86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3284, Chapter 1166 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3284, Chapter 1166

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; authorizing a fee; providing for administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Legislative Manual: 86th Legislature (open access)

Texas Legislative Manual: 86th Legislature

Manual compiled by the Texas Legislative Council as "a special information publication primarily designed as a reference tool for legislators and legislative staff" (Preface). It includes texts of the U.S. and Texas constitutions, annotated rules for the House and Senate, and directory information for members of the Texas Legislature.
Date: ~2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Legislative Council.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Medical Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Texas Medical Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Medical Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: March 2018
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; McDivitt, Darren; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Medical Board (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Medical Board

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Medical Board, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Fajardo, Erick; McDivitt, Darren; Ogle, Steven; Wood, Janet & Trost, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1325, Chapter 764 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 1325, Chapter 764

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the production and regulation of hemp; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse

Report from the Texas House Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2454, Chapter 818 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 2454, Chapter 818

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to continuing education requirements for certain health professionals regarding pain management and the prescribing of opioids.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Implementation of 2017 Sunset Recommendations (open access)

Implementation of 2017 Sunset Recommendations

Compliance report from the Sunset Commission providing an update about agencies' progress in implementing recommendations from the previous legislative session as well as legislation that addressed statutory recommendations.
Date: 2019
Creator: Romig, Robert; Nasr, Danielle; Calame, Brittany & Fajardo, Erick
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock

Report from the Texas House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: January 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Agriculture and Livestock.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 5, December 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 5, December 2019

Report of the highlights of the session, summarizing proposals that were approved and not approved, and including arguments for and against each.
Date: December 18, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019 (open access)

Focus Report, Volume 86, Number 4, September 2019

Report including a digest of each vetoed measure, the governor's stated reason for the veto, and a response to the veto by the author or sponsor of the bill.
Date: September 25, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Research Organization.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 18, Chapter 352 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 18, Chapter 352

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to consideration of the mental health of public school students in training requirements for certain school employees, curriculum requirements, counseling programs, educational programs, state and regional programs and services, and health care services for students and to mental health first aid program training and reporting regarding local mental health authority and school district personnel.
Date: June 2, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Summary of Enactments (open access)

Summary of Enactments

Document providing summaries of all bills and joint resolutions passed by the Texas Legislature during the 2019 Regular Session, from January 8 through May 27.
Date: November 2019
Creator: Texas Legislative Council
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 670, Chapter 964 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 670, Chapter 964

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to telemedicine and telehealth services.
Date: June 14, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Criminal Justice (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

Report from the Texas Senate Committee on Criminal Justice describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: December 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Criminal Justice.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services

Report from the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate. Committee on Health and Human Services.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Public Safety (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report: Department of Public Safety

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Department of Public Safety, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: 2018/2019
Creator: Trost, Amy; Davis, Julie; Fajardo, Erick & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3233, Chapter 384 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 3233, Chapter 384

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to the Judicial Campaign Fairness Act.
Date: June 2, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Department of Public Safety (open access)

Sunset Commission Staff Report with Final Results: Texas Department of Public Safety

Report from the Sunset Commission regarding the Texas Department of Public Safety, including background information, issues and recommendations, and supplementary documentation.
Date: June 2019
Creator: Trost, Amy; Davis, Julie; Fajardo, Erick; Linebarger, Trisha & Jones, Jennifer
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 241, Chapter 573 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 241, Chapter 573

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to certain required reports received or prepared by state agencies and other governmental entities.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code (open access)

Texas Unemployment Compensation Act and Related Portions of the Labor Code

{{{Annotated}}} Text of the Texas law/s related to unemployment, including such topics as the definition of employment and wages, various federal funds, reimbursements, benefits, claims, lost or misplaced warrants, and vocational rehabilitation services, as well as information about various programs and divisions in place
Date: September 2019
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 982, Chapter 614 (open access)

86th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 982, Chapter 614

Bill introduced by the Texas Senate relating to the provision of disaster and emergency services, including health care services, to certain populations.
Date: June 10, 2019
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Corrections (open access)

Interim Report to the 86th Texas Legislature: House Committee on Corrections

Report from the Texas House Committee on Corrections describing the group's goals, activities, accomplishments, and other information, for review by the 86th Texas Legislature.
Date: November 2018
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Corrections.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission (open access)

Report to the 86th Legislature: Sunset Advisory Commission

Report over the 86th Legislature, in which, based on extensive analysis, testimony, and deliberations, decisions are made about the continuance/discontinuation of various state agencies.
Date: February 2019
Creator: Texas. Sunset Advisory Commission.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History